How many escaped from auschwitz

Contact us. Advertise with Us. Terms Of Service. Privacy Policy. Subscriber Agreement. JPost Jobs. Cancel Subscription. Customer Service. The Jerusalem Post Group. Breaking News. Iran News. World News. JPost NY Conference. Diplomatic Conference. IvritTalk- Free trial lesson. The Jerusalem Report. Jerusalem Post Lite. She died in , and he passed away six years later. While these stories of derring-do prove that the Auschwitz guards could be outwitted by a combination of cunning, chutzpah and courage, some escapes would prove to be of historical importance.

Among these were those of Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, two Czechoslovak Jews who escaped in April after hiding in a hollowed-out wood pile on a construction site in the camp. A fortnight after they escaped, Vrba and Wetzler made contact with the Slovakian underground Working Group, and they were urged to write down their experiences in Auschwitz. The two men produced a highly detailed account that would soon become known as the Vrba-Wetzler Report.

It contained sketches of the gas chambers, as well as a full description of transports to the camp and how inmates were killed. Realising its importance, the Working Group managed to smuggle the report not only to the Red Cross and the Vatican, but also to the Allied governments. When the Red Army liberated the camp there were children below the age of The deportations soon ceased, and some historians estimate that some , lives were saved. For that we should be truly thankful.

But we should not forget the stories of those whose escapes have faded into obscurity. For every one reminds us that even in the darkest of places, the human spirit continues to burn brightly. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback.

Friday, Nov 12th 5-Day Forecast. Escape from Auschwitz: Incredible story of the courageous prisoners who got away from the notorious death camp. But how on earth DID they do it? Scroll down for video. Share this article Share. Share or comment on this article: The amazing story of the Auschwitz escapees e-mail Comments 48 Share what you think.

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Among the 7, people liberated at the closure of the camps, most were very ill, or close to death. Weeks earlier, with Soviet forces approaching the camp system, nearly 60, prisoners had been evacuated and forced to march west toward Wodzislaw, away from the complex on what are today known as the death marches.

More than 15, people died on these marches, often succumbing to exposure, starvation, or cold weather. Those who could not keep up were shot by SS guards.

The first of the three camps opened in All of them were eventually shut down in , after the camps were liberated by the Soviet army. Using photo analysis techniques on World War II aerial reconnaissance film, two CIA analysts produced the only known photographs of the Birkenau extermination unit at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Much of the site of the death camp was cleared by forced labor.

Today, buildings and ruins remain on the site. More prisoners came from Hungary than any other country, with people from Poland , and France 69, making up the next largest national groups. Among the total number of children sent to Auschwitz, the exact number who were killed remains unknown. However, on a single day— October 10, — children were gassed to death.

A giant pile of shoes left behind by the camp's victims are preserved by the Auschwitz-Birkenau foundation, whose inventory also comprises 3, suitcases; more than 88 pounds of eyeglasses; striped uniforms; prayer shawls, and more than 12, pots and pans brought to the camp by victims who believed they would eventually be resettled.